[ad_1] Photographer: Wei Leng Tay / Bloomberg Photographer: Wei Leng Tay / Bloomberg Koh Boon Hwee, one of Singapore’s most prominent executives, is teaming up with four fellow investors to try to raise $ 100 million for a new venture company targeting Southeast Asia. Koh, former president of DBS Group …
Read More »Review on Women’s Issues Goes Beyond the Law, Aims to ‘Deep Root’ Gender Equality in Society: Shanmugam
[ad_1] SINGAPORE: A review of women’s issues in Singapore will take a closer look at how gender equality may be more ingrained in Singaporean society, in order to address the roots of behavior that leads to sexual offenses, said the Minister of Law and Interior K Shanmugam. . On CNA’s …
Read More »Workplace seminars, retreats and AGM get the green light, but large social gatherings are still banned, Singapore News & Top Stories
[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Work-related events that take place in the office, such as seminars, corporate retreats and annual general meetings, have been given the green light to move forward as long as safe management measures are in place. However, large-scale social gatherings, including team bonding and dinner and dance events, …
Read More »Johnson & Johnson Begins Giant Single Dose Covid-19 Vaccine Trial Trial, United States News & Top Stories
[ad_1] WASHINGTON (BLOOMBERG) – Johnson & Johnson has begun dosing up to 60,000 volunteers in a study of its Covid-19 vaccine, marking the first large trial in the US of an inoculation that can work after a single injection. J&J is the fourth vaccine manufacturer to move its candidate to …
Read More »Pompeo accuses China of fomenting race riots in the United States
[ad_1] MADISON, United States: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday (September 23) accused China of trying to foment unrest in the United States by criticizing racism. Pompeo, known for his aggressive views on China, attacked Beijing in an unusual speech to state lawmakers in Wisconsin, a crucial state …
Read More »COVID-19 testing by travelers from India must come from ‘recognized laboratories’: Ministry of Health
[ad_1] SINGAPORE: The negative COVID-19 test result that selected travelers from India must produce to enter Singapore must come from a “recognized” laboratory in India, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said on Wednesday (23 September). ). These approved laboratories that process the results of the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test …
Read More »New COVID-19 Infections in India Lowest in Nearly a Month
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: India on Tuesday (September 22) reported its lowest daily COVID-19 case count in nearly a month as it prepares for clinical trials of a potential Russian vaccine in the coming weeks. Federal health data showed 75,083 new cases in the last 24 hours and 1,053 deaths during …
Read More »Singapore’s 12 new COVID cases asymptomatic, including 4 imported
[ad_1] SINGAPORE – The Ministry of Health (MINSA) confirmed 12 new cases in Singapore as of Wednesday (September 23) afternoon, bringing the country’s total to 57,639. All new cases today are asymptomatic and were proactively detected, MINSA said. Of these, a work permit holder is classified as a case in …
Read More »COVID-19 restrictions were further lowered on worship services, wedding receptions; up to 100 attendees allowed
[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Up to 100 attendees will be allowed at all wedding and worship services starting October 3, compared to the current limit of 50. The announcement, made at a multi-ministerial working group (MTF) virtual press conference on Wednesday (September 23), follows a pilot from the Ministry of Culture, Community …
Read More »Daughter of the man who killed her husband: I’m afraid of losing my dad while behind bars
[ad_1] She would have been relieved when her father escaped from the gallows after his murder charge was reduced to wrongful death. But Ms. Shyller Tan, 46, now faces the dreaded prospect of never seeing him alive outside of prison again after he was sentenced to 8 1/2 years in …
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